Pace London is pleased to present its first group exhibition at 6-10 Lexington Street from 15 October 2013 to 18 January 2014. Mingei: Are You Here? explores the legacy of Mingei, a Japanese folk craft movement led by philosopher and critic Sōetsu Yanagi and questions the presence of craftsmanship in contemporary art. The exhibition features eighty works and special commissions by more than twenty-five artists, including paintings, sculptures, works on paper, ceramics and textile shown in a vitrine inspired by ethnographic exhibitions. Systems of display and practical aspects of museum work are one of the central themes of the exhibition. 
 
Inspired by the 19th century Arts and Crafts movement in Europe, the Mingei movement was established in 1926 during a period of rapid growth in Japan that included military imperialism, nationalism, westernisation and urbanisation. It sought to maintain the cultural originality of the different peoples across Japan. The title of the exhibition refers to the philosophical ethos of Mingei which champions the everyday, ordinary and utilitarian objects created by nameless and unknown craftsmen. Curated by Nicolas Trembley, this museum-quality exhibition juxtaposes historical works by Japanese Mingei artists with modern and contemporary artists, designers and architects inspired by the philosophy of Mingei. 
 
Image: Danh Vo
Danh Vo
Untitled (Flag), 2012 cardboard, gold – 395 gr.
Photo credit: Courtesy Galerie Chantal Crousel
Archisearch - Ruth Asawa - Photo credit: Courtesy Inc & the Estate of Ruth AsawaRUTH ASAWA – PHOTO CREDIT: COURTESY Ͽ?INC & THE ESTATE OF RUTH ASAWA
Archisearch - Negoro Bon, Momoyama period (1573- 1603) wood and Negoro lacquer. Courtesy the Mingei Arts Gallery // ETHNIC-ARTS S.A.R.LNEGORO BON, MOMOYAMA PERIOD (1573- 1603) WOOD AND NEGORO LACQUER. COURTESY THE MINGEI ARTS GALLERY // ETHNIC-ARTS S.A.R.L
Archisearch - Boro Futonji, Early 20th Century mended and patched textile used as futon cover (futonji), fragment of Indigo Cotton mounted on canvas- Photo credit: Courtesy Mingei Arts Gallery, Paris. Photo: Michel GurfinkelBORO FUTONJI, EARLY 20TH CENTURY MENDED AND PATCHED TEXTILE USED AS FUTON COVER (FUTONJI), FRAGMENT OF INDIGO COTTON MOUNTED ON CANVAS- PHOTO CREDIT: COURTESY MINGEI ARTS GALLERY, PARIS. PHOTO: MICHEL GURFINKEL
Archisearch - Sgrafo Modern Korallen Series (design by Peter Müller), ca. 1960-1980. porcelains 33 vases. Photo credit: Photo :David SmithSGRAFO MODERN KORALLEN SERIES (DESIGN BY PETER MÜLLER), CA. 1960-1980. PORCELAINS 33 VASES. PHOTO CREDIT: PHOTO :DAVID SMITH
Archisearch - Isamu Noguchi (c) 2013, The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York ISAMU NOGUCHI (C) 2013, THE ISAMU NOGUCHI FOUNDATION AND GARDEN MUSEUM, NEW YORK / ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?Ͽ?
Archisearch - Lee Ufan Dialogue (c) Lee Ufan, courtesy The Pace GalleryLEE UFAN DIALOGUE (C) LEE UFAN, COURTESY THE PACE GALLERY
Archisearch - Hiroshi Sugimoto - Reservoire 1 and 2 (c) Hiroshi Sugimoto, courtesy Pace GalleryHIROSHI SUGIMOTO – RESERVOIRE 1 AND 2 (C) HIROSHI SUGIMOTO, COURTESY PACE GALLERY
Archisearch - Lee Ufan From Winds, 1982 watercolour on paper. (c) Lee Ufan, courtesy The Pace GalleryLEE UFAN FROM WINDS, 1982 WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER. (C) LEE UFAN, COURTESY THE PACE GALLERY
Archisearch - Courtesy of Pace GalleryCOURTESY OF PACE GALLERY
Archisearch - Mingei: Are You Here?MINGEI: ARE YOU HERE?

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Pace London presents Mingei: Are You Here?


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